Nagar Untari

Nagar Untari nagar panchayat
नगर उंटारी
Block
Nickname(s): नगर उंटारी Nagar panchayat
Nagar Untari nagar panchayat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Nagar Untari nagar panchayat
Nagar Untari nagar panchayat (India)
Coordinates: 24°17′N 83°30′E / 24.28°N 83.50°E / 24.28; 83.50Coordinates: 24°17′N 83°30′E / 24.28°N 83.50°E / 24.28; 83.50
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Block Nagar Untari
Government
 • MLA Bhanu Pratap Sahi
Elevation 248 m (814 ft)
Population
 • Total 116,059
 • Rank 32
Languages
 • Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTCIST(UTC+5:30) (IST)
PIN 822121
Vehicle registration JH

Nagar Untari (Hindi: नगर उंटारी) is one of the administrative block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 40 km towards west from District headquarters Garhwa. It is a Block headquarter in Bhawanathpur Bidhansabha. Nagar Untari Surrounded by Four States (Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh).

Nagar Untari is a small town located in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi is the state capital for Nagar Untari. Ranchi is located around 212.5 km away from Nagar Untari.

This place is famous for Baba Bansidhar and Raja Pahari. This temple contains century old gold statue of Radha-Krishna and Raja Pahari(Shiva Temple) located at the Top of a Hill.

Geography

Railway Station Nagar Untari

Nagar Untari lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by Bihar and on the east by the Palamu district, on the south by Chhattisgarh and on the west by Uttar Pradesh. This covers an area of 5043.8 km² and has a population of 46079 approximately. The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Nagar Untari are Kushdand 0.4 km, Chitvishram 1.5 km, Tharakiya 6 km, Puraini 1.6 km, Jangipur 3.4 km, Bhojpur 3.7 km, Garbandh 7.2 km, Bilaspur 7.8 km. The following table shows other railway stations and its distance from Nagar Untari.

  • Nagar Untari - 0.0 km
  • Wyndhamganj - 10.4 km.
  • Ramna - 11.7 km.
  • Mahuariya - 20.4 km
  • Meralgram - 23.2 km.
  • Garhwa - 33.9 km.
  • Garhwa Road - 48.7 km.

The other nearest state capital from Nagar Untari is Lucknow, Patna, Raipur. Nagar Untari is a village panchayat located in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand state, India. The latitude 24.28 and longitude 83.50 are the geocoordinate of the Nagar Untari. Ranchi is the state capital for Nagar Untari village. It is located around 212.5 km away from Nagar Untari. The other nearest state capital from Nagar Untari is Lucknow and its distance is 258.5 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna 221.4 km, Lucknow 385.9 km, Bhubaneswar 507.1 km.

History

Princely State (Nagar Garh)

Nagar Untari is a Royal estate which was once ruled by the Deo Family. Bhaiya Rudra Pratap Deo was the last ruler to have ruled the place. The family owns a magnificent fort in the city which is very near to bansidhar mandir and is a sight to view. The family still stays in fort and are actively involved in the state politics.The head of the Royal Family is Raja Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo. The another Scion of Royal Family Anant Pratap Deo is actively involved in State Politics and is working for upliftment and welfare of his people.

Demographics

According to 2011 census Nagar Untari has population of 49050. It has a population density of 352 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,440/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–11 was 28.9%. Nagar Untari has a sex ratio of 987 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 42.13%.

Languages

Languages spoken here Hindi, include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17,000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]

Festivals

Durga Puja in Nagar Untari
Chhath Puja in Nagar Untari

Facilities

  • Market: A small market called as Nagar Untari bazar is situated in middle of the block.
  • Railway Station Nagar untari is a famous railway station connected to Gahrwa and Renukoot.
  • Hospital Trauma Centre Hospital Nagar Untari is one of the famous hospital at Nagar Untari.

Tourists Attractions

  • Sukhaldari: This is a beautiful Waterfall located in Dhurki, Nagar Untari. Many People comes here for bath in Festivals.

It is specially known for "Makar Sankranti" festival.

  • Banshidhar Temple: This is a very old "Radha-Krishna" temple. This temple contains Gold Statues of God.This is also an attractive place to visit in Nagar Untari.
  • Raja Pahari: This is a Shiva temple known for placed at Hill. approximately 300 m (980 ft) above the ground level.

See also

References

  1. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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